An ex cop (Sutherland) in lust with Mr. Jack Daniels sees his life go from bad to hell when he takes a security guard job at some burned down mall (why they need a watchdog there is still beyond me). He quickly finds out that there’s all kinds of ghostly ball breaking going on behind the establishment's haunted mirrors.

THE LOWDOWN

There is evil... on the other side.

I had high hopes for MIRRORS for one reason and one reason only – Alexandre Aja and his partner in crime writer/producer Gregory Levasseur being behind it. They right handed me with HIGH TENSION, left hooked me with THE HILLS HAVE EYES, I'll
ignore P2 out of respect and I was hoping for an uppercut from this one so I could hit the ground to count roasted on sticks and lathered in BBQ sauce sheep.

Now, I was a pinch worried that MIRRORS might blow moby dicks when my press screening for it was cancelled at the last second but as I parked my ass in that theatre seat, it took about 10 minutes for me to know that I was gonna be okay. MIRRORS lets her rip right off the bat with quite the visceral and gory opening scene and then much like a hooker paid up front as opposed to by the
hour, it didn’t waste anytime to get to the goodies for better and for worse. Faster than you could say Poltergeist
III, I was sucked into a moody, randomly boo scare laced and most definitely creepy as f*ck ride into mirror hell. Big props to Mr. Aja for fully capitalizing on his hook – the brrr factor that comes with mirrors.
While watching the flick, I felt that the damn things were everywhere and it wasn’t me being paranoid – THEY WERE! In doorknobs, in water, in store windows, on my melon head…freaking mirrors were following
Kiefer Sutherland everywhere and the result was a spooked up Arrow.

Speaking of Mr. Sutherland, high five and hit for casting the mofo in the lead role. The lad brought strength, intensity and vulnerability to the part, hence acting as the hefty anchor to the whole. A lesser
performer could’ve botched this, Sutherland though? He made it superior than what was on the page.
Jenga on top of all that class a handful of wince inducing gore bits (the Amy Smart takes a bath scene was one for the books), eye popping production designs (that mirror filled mall…macabre
sweet), a potent mystery that had me going, an oppressive vibe and some
occasional moments of clit biting suspense and you get a genre flick that punched in hard to deliver a frightening good time.

Alas, as I was watching MIRRORS I kept feeling that something was missing. I couldn’t put my middle finger on it then but now, I think I got it; lack of depth. I mean the flick set us up with a pill popping, ex boozer cop who whacked out another cop.
He's also separated and has got all kinds of guilt weighting him down. So a character driven horror flick was a given
to me. NO DICE! The lead’s baggage/demons and the potential conflict they could’ve brought to the storyline were dropped the moment the ghostly shenanigans
went buck wild. It felt like the meat was snipped out in the name of retaining a swift pace. But that’s just me yapping out of my ass.

Which brings me to my second peeve: the why behind the lunacy. Once out of the box, I can’t say I was bowled over
by it. And with the mystery solved, the flick simply became LESS compelling as
it aimed to end. Sure it tried to juice its last block up with “physical action"
and CGI but it didn’t work for me. Felt like them elements belonged in Renny Harlin’s EXORCIST 4, not a genre flick of this
feel. And why was Jason Flemyng in the film again? Talk about a throwaway role
if I've ever seen one. Should've cut his character out. Finally, the movie did
suffer of ailments that plague most ghostly celluloid rides: dumb character
moves to serve the plot and the whole "why are you staying at the haunted place
after the first haunt kicked ya in the nads?" thing.. I mean, I speak for myself and my imaginary friend
Fucko here: if I see my reflection in a mirror acting differently than I am – IM OUT OF THERE, off to
save the whales or get my teeth cleaned… never to be seen again.

On the whole though, MIRRORS was a slick, frightening enough and at times
freaking gross ride streamlined by the great gent that is Kiefer Sutherland (and
I’ve never watched 24 by the way - Flatliners, At Close Range, The Lost Boys and Renegades on the hand…YES!). It had its shortcomings sure, but
the Kool Aid still tasted piss-free, hence…ALL GOOD. You craving some scares?
Look into this looking glass baby!

GORE

When the flick got down and dirty, it didn’t hold back or try to be polite about shite. Bloody, graphic and unapologetic. I actually won’t give the gory surprises away in this review - cause yes, I care.

ACTING

Kiefer Sutherland (Ben) held this sucka together via his resonant and affecting display. Where the script failed, Surtherland would prevail with his sharp acting skills. This dude should get more leads in big films. He owns! Paula Patton (Amy) was credible and focused. Her yummy (and often wet) cleavage had my name written on it as well.

Amy Smart (Angela) was in the film long enough to show us her goods, look cuter than cute and to be put through the ringer. Nice! Marry me! Jason Flemyng (Larry) strolled on in, cashed a check, got some 10 beans an hour lap dances at the local strip club and then went home.

Well structured fear set pieces, stylish shots cut together for maximum back-hand, bleak feel galore, thick tension and boo scares that had me grow a second penis. Yup! Aja was on the ball here... AGAIN! Love that dude!

SOUNDTRACK

The chilling score by Javier Navarrete supported the film adequately. Sometimes it felt like it “might” go over the top, but thankfully it didn’t.

BOTTOM LINE

Of all the celluloid genre treats Mr. Aja has tricked our way thus far, this one felt the most “Studio” of them all. Lack of mutton on its bones, a wam-bam ending that didn’t fully work, some CGI... nope HIGH TENSION this wasn’t. With that stabbed in your left eye, MIRRORS still whooped hard via its groovy premise, fine acting all around, an involving mystery, eerie visuals, an easy stroke pace, well put together fear set pieces and a handful of OUCH gore-gags. Not all that it could've been but still easily superior to most of the ghost stories we've been getting now of late.

BULL'S EYE

Mirrors is a remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film Into the Mirror, written and directed by Sung-ho Kim.

Let down for me =/ Does NOT live up to Aja's first two films. High Tension is a masterpiece and The Hills Have Eyes was an amazing and scary film.
Mirrors had a great plot and cast. They were likable and easy to root for, plus Kiefer is always good in my book. The first hour was actually pretty creepy and subtle and I liked it.
But then that last half hour came...Once the old woman and all the stuff with the cgi demons came in, I started to hate the film. It completely took me out of

Let down for me =/ Does NOT live up to Aja's first two films. High Tension is a masterpiece and The Hills Have Eyes was an amazing and scary film.
Mirrors had a great plot and cast. They were likable and easy to root for, plus Kiefer is always good in my book. The first hour was actually pretty creepy and subtle and I liked it.
But then that last half hour came...Once the old woman and all the stuff with the cgi demons came in, I started to hate the film. It completely took me out of the film. Plus they implied a lot about Kiefer's character that he has problems but never did much with him. He was missing the depth that he needed.
It's a shame, cause this film could've been awesome, rather than mediocre.

An decent remake about haunted mirrors, but not as good as the original asian horror movie Into the Mirror. It had pretty good performances and slick directing, with pretty gnarly, gory moments and a few jump scares. But I can't help but be disappointed in this remake directed by Alexandre Aja. It seemed like he had all of these cool ideas in his head that went to the screen but didn't focus on them enough, you really didn't get to know any of the characters enough to care about what happens to

An decent remake about haunted mirrors, but not as good as the original asian horror movie Into the Mirror. It had pretty good performances and slick directing, with pretty gnarly, gory moments and a few jump scares. But I can't help but be disappointed in this remake directed by Alexandre Aja. It seemed like he had all of these cool ideas in his head that went to the screen but didn't focus on them enough, you really didn't get to know any of the characters enough to care about what happens to them and I wish they would of focused more on the mirrors because that's what made the film creepy and scary. I wish that they would of made a different, better ending because that was the one thing I didn't like about the original. Overall one of the better attempts of remaking a asian horror movie.

Right on, Arrow

I have to admit I got chills from just looking at reflective surfaces after getting done with this one! I just had to cover my eyes every time a reflective surface was shown in the movie, which was very often! I officially declare Aja my favorite genre film maker now!

I have to admit I got chills from just looking at reflective surfaces after getting done with this one! I just had to cover my eyes every time a reflective surface was shown in the movie, which was very often! I officially declare Aja my favorite genre film maker now!

Groovy!

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I totally agree with Arrow. Gory, fast paced and well acted Mirrors kicked some serious genre ass! Yes, there was lack of depth and why talk about killing another cop when it isn't entirely fleshed out? That was quite lame. The only thing I don't agree with is the fact that I loved the ending. Yes, they went for the usual psychological to physical entity, but unlike movies like House on Haunted Hill the entity at play wasn't cheesy or lame. In fact with the make up given

*Possible Spoiler*

I totally agree with Arrow. Gory, fast paced and well acted Mirrors kicked some serious genre ass! Yes, there was lack of depth and why talk about killing another cop when it isn't entirely fleshed out? That was quite lame. The only thing I don't agree with is the fact that I loved the ending. Yes, they went for the usual psychological to physical entity, but unlike movies like House on Haunted Hill the entity at play wasn't cheesy or lame. In fact with the make up given the creature at the end was almost scarier than most mirror scenes. Not to mention the twist at the end was much better than I was expecting (I was expecting the Sutherland to be the demon)...boy did they get me with that one.